The Orange County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the proclamation of a local emergency resolution. That should help trigger more resources for those fighting the
Santiago fire.

Supe Bill Campbell, who represents most of the area covered by the fire, said he first viewed it Sunday night and then again yesterday. A longtime politician, Campbell said he’s seen many wildfire fighting operations, but this one was moving faster than he has ever seen.

“It was if somebody was spraying gasoline in front it, the way it was bursting into flames,” he said.

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